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Dinner Solved!: 100 Ingenious Recipes That Make the Whole Family Happy, Including You!

Katie Workman · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Katie Workman is a gifted cook, a best friend in the kitchen, and a brilliant problem solver. Her Mom 100 Cookbook was named one of the Five Best Weeknight Cookbooks of the past 25 years by Cooking Light and earned praise from chefs like Ina Garten ("I love the recipes!") and Bobby...
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Don't Settle: How to Marry the Man You Were Meant for

Scott Carroll · Balboa Press
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover

Do you want to know the real secret to a satisfying and successful marriage? Getting--and staying--happily married is probably one of the hardest things most of us will ever attempt. In fact, marriage is so challenging that you have to marry well to start with to even have a chance of success....
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Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers: Effective Classroom Management for Social, Emotional, and Academic Success

JANE NELSEN · HARMONY CROWN
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The newest offering in the highly successful Positive Discipline series with more than 200,000 copies sold, this is a teacher's compendium of the most important tools to foster hands-on learning and cooperation within the classroom, complete with the most up-to-date research on the Positive...
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Conscious parent's guide to gender identity : a mindful approach to embracing your child's ... authentic self

Darlene Tando · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

If your child is questioning their gender identity, you may have questions of your own. "The Conscious Parent's Guide to Gender Identity" helps answer those questions, providing a relationship-oriented approach to supporting your child's journey. Conscious parenting means...
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Home for Dinner: Mixing Food, Fun, and Conversation for a Happier Family and Healthier Kids

Anne K. Fishel Ph.D. · American Management Association
Format: Print book

Sports, activities, long hours, and commutes - with so much to do, dinner has been bumped to the back burner. But research shows that family dinners offer more than just nutrition. Studies have tied shared meals to increased resiliency and self-esteem in children, higher academic achievement,...
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Baby Names 2015: This year's best baby names: state to state

Eleanor Turner · Crimson Publishing; 4 edition
Format: Book

Fully up-to-date for 2015, this guide is packed with advice and information from celebrity baby names and trends to tips on choosing a name and dealing with family expectations. In its 4th edition Baby Names 2015 now has over 8,000 baby names inside, alongside meaning and origin, so parents-to-be...
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The Keys to the Jail

Keetje Kuipers · BOA Editions Ltd.
Format: Paperback

The Keys to the Jail asks the question of who is to blame for all we’ve lost, calling us to reexamine the harsh words of failed love, the aging of a once-beautiful body, even our own voracious desires. Keetje Kuipers is a poet of daring leaps and unflinching observations, whose richly...
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The Reflective Parent: How to Do Less and Relate More with Your Kids

Regina Pally · W.W Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

An innovative parenting approach empowering parents to trust their instincts and embrace uncertainty.Figuring out how to raise happy, healthy, and successful kids can be overwhelming. Parents find themselves wading through tons of conflicting advice. Books that outline a "right way"...
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Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture

Lisa Boucher · She Writes Press
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wondered if social drinking has unintended consequences to your health, family, relationships, or your profession? Have you ever thought that losing control of your drinking couldn't happen to you or someone you love? All the women you know are too smart. Too rich. Too kind....
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A Parents' Guide to ASD

Stephen Heydt · Jessica Kingsley
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Covering everything from Anxiety to Fragile-X Syndrome, Stephen Heydt provides an alphabetical categorisation of the possible issues a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may encounter.Written by an experienced clinical psychologist, this book offers information for parents whose...
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Finding Quality Early Childcare: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents about What Matters Most

Sarah Vanover · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 122
Format: Print book

Finding Quality Early Childcare is a tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. This book reviews foundational elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching...
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Adoption at the Movies: A Year of Adoption-Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking

Addison Cooper · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 287
Format: Paperback

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Do Parents Matter?: Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax

Robert Levine · PublicAffairs
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

When it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiringIn Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished...
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How to Entertain, Distract, and Unplug Your Kids: Tricks, Tools, and Spontaneous Screen-Free Activities

Matthew Jervis · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A fun and practical guide to keeping kids engaged and off your phone.Face it. Your kids don't want you around ALL the time! As much as you'd like to build that go-cart or that amazing tree house for them, you also need a little time for yourself!Sure, we'd all like to hand our kids...
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